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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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< Asclepius
ascocarp >
asco-
pref.
Ascus:
ascospore.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, from Greek
askos
,
bag, wineskin
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